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Keeping our families together – Jacqueline’s story of survival
KEEPING OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER. For Jacqueline, Matrix Head Start didn’t just give her children lessons in early education, the program changed the life of her whole family.At the time, Jacqueline’s life was full of transition and she felt overwhelmed with...
An autism diagnosis couldn’t defeat Erick
SHOW OUR LOCAL CHILDREN YOU CARE. When Marisela’s three-year-old son Erick was diagnosed with autism, she couldn’t believe it. While Marisela knew Erick had speech issues and wasn’t potty-trained like other children his age, he didn’t act like children she...
Giving Tuesday
JOIN MATRIX HUMAN SERVICES FOR #GivingTuesday 2018. THE NATIONAL DAY FOR GIVING BACK. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 ABOUT GIVING TUESDAY #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) right along with the widely...
Letter from Matrix Head Start parents
The following parent letter highlights the amazing difference our Matrix Head Start teachers are making in the lives and futures of thousands of local Detroit children each and every day! Congratulations to Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Arnold for being recognized...
Our Matrix Head Start Family Advocates Helping Families
Damaris Jurado is one of our amazing Matrix Head Start Family Advocates. Each of our Head Start families has a Family Advocate to help them navigate a path to achieving personal goals for themselves, their children and their families. One of Damaris...
Ebony’s Story
"You've got to go through it to get to it," says Ebony, a parent volunteer at the Salem Center. Before Matrix, Ebony had been working long hours K-Mart. She liked her job, but as a mother of 7 she struggled to make ends meet. "I wanted to spend...
Once a Volunteer Now a Matrix Team Member!
Susan was once a client seeking the very assistance that she now provides others. After finding herself pregnant at a very young age, she dropped out of college and began working as an office manager to provide for her son. Seven years later,...
Ensuring Success: Matrix Head Start Care Village Center’s Lead Teacher, Jamila Ford
Jamila Ford, the lead teacher at Matrix Head Start's Care Village Center, strives to provide her students with the best experience possible. After initially wanting to become a journalist, Jamila was motivated by her mother to become a teacher....
Staff Spotlight: Debbie Blackman, The Story of a Resilient Woman
With more than 25 years of professional Workforce Development experience, Debbie Blackman brings experience and strength to Matrix Human Services. In 1992, Debbie Blackman began working in human services. She has always enjoyed working with, and helping...
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For information about Matrix Human Services, please send an email indicating your area(s) of interest to inquiries@matrixhs.org or use our contact form.
Matrix Human Services Central Office is located at:
1400 Woodbridge, Detroit MI 48207
Our normal hours of operation are
Monday – Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
(313) 831-1000
(313) 831-4634 (fax)
For up to date information on any of our Matrix Head Start centers or for enrollment, please call (313) 962-5255
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